The recent federal cancellation of a 30-year-old study over a nonrelated dispute with the study coordinator, Columbia ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 7 adults in the United States will experience a substance use disorder during their lifetime. University of Oklahoma College of ...

Data on the CDC website shows that 1.2 million people have died from COVID-19 since the federal public health emergency ended ...

This influenza season has been particularly severe in the United States, with CDC data showing a rate of hospitalization related to flu that is higher than any other season in the past 14 years.

Though the likelihood of an outbreak or sporadic cases might be low, the spread of measles into Massachusetts can’t be ruled ...

While most Americans are feeling the pressure — from rising costs to political uncertainty — residents in the Northeast and ...

"Excessive drinking" includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, drinking while pregnant, and underage drinking, according to ...

New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems.

Now, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is reporting that flu severity is low in the state, as the number of cases ...

Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years ...

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A mosquito virus is on the rise and it’s hitting many of the most popular tourist destinations. “Take it from someone who had it three times, not a pleasant infection to ...

Here are some people who might consider getting a measles vaccine: Health-care workers born before 1957 who don’t have proof of immunity. Older children, adolescents, and adults born after 1957 should ...